Eastern Washington University
When students have a minor disagreement on the playground or in class, instead of getting the teacher involved they are able to play rock-paper-scissors to solve the dilemma. This is good for things like who gets the ball in tetherball, who gets the spot in line, and minor disagreements they might come upon
Each day, there is a different student of the day. The student of the day is the person the teacher will go to for errands, or any type of special tasks. This prevents any types of disagreements about who is going to do that specific task.
Stick Pick is an app that helps keep students participating and engaging in lessons. The students earn points for engaging in classroom discussions.
Fix-It Ticket allows students to reflect on their behavior and identify what they can do next time to avoid the behavior occurring again. This tool helps hold students accountable and reflect on their actions.
This is a tool where you meet with each of your students every morning to check in with them on how their attitude is for the day. this could be a simple as a high five or even a talk with your class as a whole to see what they are feeling.
It helps students understand empathy and to be kind to others because we don’t always know what others may be going through.
The Google It Box is a box that is set up to allow for students to ask questions and get them answered later when there is time to address them. This box is helpful because if there is a time when students are getting off-topic we can put it in the Google It Box so we can come back to it later and students trust they will have their question addressed.
My Favorite Mistakes help encourage the mindset that it is more than okay to make mistakes. This tool, best used in community circle, will help students see that we grow and learn from our mistakes.
This tool will help students work on growth mindset and eventually be more confident in their work.
The classroom environment is very important when taking into account how students are learning and what you are wanting when planning the lay out and materials in your room. Students can feel more attentive when learning and have a sense of enjoyment in being able to feel engaged and excited to be in the class community.
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